Disability Rights NC Archives - Page 2 of 18 - North Carolina Health News

TLC, formerly the Tammy Lynn Center, provides housing and around-the-clock care for people with “severe and profound needs.”

Medicaid cuts could threaten care for North Carolinians with severe disabilities

by Jaymie Baxley September 5, 2025September 4, 2025

Hands rest through prison bars in handcuffs

Few released under NC law that allows seriously ill incarcerated people to spend their final days at home

by Rachel Crumpler August 14, 2025August 13, 2025

photo is a close up of hands cuffed behind someone's back

Scathing new report details North Carolina’s involuntary commitment problem

by Taylor Knopf May 27, 2025May 26, 2025

A Black man looking off to the side with a soft smile on his face. Erik Ramsey died by suicide while in prison.

Did prison have to ‘be a death sentence’ for man with mental illness?

by Rachel Crumpler April 7, 2025April 8, 2025

shows a smiling youngish woman in a flowered skirt, denim jacket sitting in a bright pink wheelchair to accommodate her disability. Standing behind her is a smiling woman who is pushing her chair.

Disability advocates, families push lawmakers for more services, funding

by Rose Hoban March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

Two men in orange jail jumpsuits sit at a table learning about court personnel. A mental health clinician is leading a session as part of Mecklenburg's capacity restoration program.

Frustrated by defendants languishing in their jails, three sheriffs bring mental health treatment behind bars

by Rachel Crumpler March 3, 2025March 4, 2025